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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 54: The Marriage of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī
10.53.5710.54.2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.54.1

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.54.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

इति सर्वे सुसंरब्धा वाहानारुह्य दंशिता: ।

स्वै: स्वैर्बलै: परिक्रान्ता अन्वीयुर्धृतकार्मुका: ॥ १ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

iti sarve su-saṁrabdhā

vāhān āruhya daṁśitāḥ

svaiḥ svair balaiḥ parikrāntā

anvīyur dhṛta-kārmukāḥ

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Having thus spoken, all those infuriated kings donned their armor and mounted their conveyances. Each king, bow in hand, was surrounded by his own army as he went after Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Angry Kings Pursue Lord Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    The kings were greatly angered and prepared themselves for battle.

  2. 2

    They put on armor, mounted their conveyances and took their bows.

  3. 3

    Each king pursued Lord Kṛṣṇa surrounded by his own army.

How it feels

Yearning and danger → Marriage and reciprocity. A wider range of divine relationships appears.

Chapters 50–59 of Canto 10: Dvārakā, Rukmiṇī and royal rescues. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 54: The Marriage of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

This chapter describes how Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa defeated the opposing kings after kidnapping Rukmiṇī, disfigured Rukmiṇī’s brother Rukmī, brought Rukmiṇī to His capital and married her. As Śrī Kṛṣṇa was taking Princess Rukmiṇī away, the inimical kings gathered their armies and pursued Him.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.54
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. itithus (speaking)
  3. sarveall of them
  4. su-saṁrabdhāḥgreatly angered
  5. vāhāntheir conveyances
  6. āruhyamounting
  7. daṁśitāḥwearing armor
  8. svaiḥ svaiḥeach by his own
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.54

    In this verse: “kings”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this scene help me notice when anger is driving my actions?

Practice

Today, pause before acting on anger and recall the kings rushing after Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAngry Kings Pursue Lord KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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